Mail box



FIGIE IN VEN TOR.

EDWARD PLEMING BY I.

ATTORNEY.

April 6 1926.

. FLEMING MAIL Boxl Filed Dec. 26, 1924 Patented Aer. 6, 192e.y

u N1 TED EDWARD Primarias', encontra/Inns. oHio.

MAL'iaoXf" f implicacinl mea ncembe'r" 2651151124. seal No; 758,214.5'

Totali' 'Lc/2.0m t mayA concern: i y Y Be itknown that I,-'EDWARD FLEMING, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica`,re siding at Columbus, inthe countyofFrafnk-A lin and State offOhio, have invented'certainnew and useful AImprovements in Mail Boxes, of which tion. n A Y y My present invention relates to improvements in mail boxes and isy notonly especiah ly designed for-house useininail deliveries to dwellings but will alsofacilitate delivery of mail by the mailcarrierga-nd insure safety of the mailmatter after ydeliveiyto* the box.

'Ihel invention contemplates a mail box, preferably located in the front wall of a dwelling,that is accessible from `the outside- In the accompanying drawing I have illustrated one complete example` ofthe physical embodiment of my invention, and a slightI modification thereof, wherein the parts are combined and arranged, in accordance with the best mode I have thus. far devised for the practical application of the principles of my invention.r y

Figure lis a view inl front elevation of the mail box.

Figure 2 is a longitudinal, vertical sec.`

tional view through the box on line 22 of Figure 1 showing also the house wall in section.

vFigure 8 is a horizontal sectional view through the box.

Figure 4 is a view in'elevation of the mail box looking at the inner end thereof. i

Figure 5 is a longitudinal sectional view of a modified form of the mail box.

In utilizing the device of my inventionthe mail box is placed within the front or other vwall of the building occupied as a dwelling,

the` following is aspecica' r-opening being providedA therefor inl thel rwall-10, whichl opening extends through the wall from the outside front faceto the inte# riorv face of thewall wherethe plaster is in dicated-*at 11. 1 l' For adjusting the-mail box-to use in walls of varying thickness" and insuring a neat and workmanlike appearance atboth thevinterior'and exterior faces of the wall, the box is' made up of two sections 12 and 13, the

formertelescopin'g withinl the., latterl and provided with screws 14 for selectiveA use vwith several sets of screw holes 15.'I

The box as a whole is preferably rectangu-l 4 lar and the, outer` lend-'of :thefouter section :is preferablyA closed byzfan integral'fend piece 16v or one so `fastened as to* defeatunwar-vy yrantedl removal. 'At its upper portion ythis.

end piece 16 has a mail introducing slot 17 with an inner hinged cover 18 thereforper` f mitting introduction, but preventing .re-

moval, of mail. Below the slot 17, end piecev 1.6 has a glass covered sight opening 19, and a paper holding'clip 20.

At its innerend, the inner section 12 has a hinged laterally swinging door V21, preferably adapted to be locked in closed position and preferably having a large glass covered sight opening 22, it being intended to exclude all except those authorized to enter and having a key for this purpose.

receptacle 23 having theupper portion of its outer end cut away opposite the mail introducing slot k17 and having an opening 24 in its outer end opposite the sight opening 19. .'At its inner-end kthe receptacle has a handle 25'by means of which it may be readllVithin the box is an upwardly opening.

ily removed when the inner door 21 has been opened.`

In use, the lengthof the box is adjustedk to the thickness of the wall in 'which it is to be used and after the proper length. is

secured the overlapping edges of the'boxV members are secured together by means of the screws 14 and selected screw holes 15 to form a rigid structure.

The free ends of the telescoping sectionsl 'i vare fashioned with flanges 26 and 27 which are disposed at an angle to the two sect-ions and form openface plates at the ends of the box. These face plates are larger in dimen-` sion than the opening in the wall and therefore close against the wall surfaces around said opening to prevent draft or" air through the wall and give a neat and linished ap pearance to the structure.

Mail is deposited from the outside of the house or wall through the slot 17 in the outer end 16, and this end, which is provided with the glass panel 19, is also equipped, as before stated, with the spring clip or bracket 20 for the reception of newspapers, maga- Zines and similar mail matt-er.

When the box is to be installed in old buildings, or where it is not desirable to cut the opening entirely through the wall, as i apartment houses, hallways and the like, a single box section as 28, with a closed interior end may be placed in an opening in the Wall as in Figure 5. This box section is provided with flanges 29 forming a face plate and with a door 30 having a mail receiving slot 31, through which the mail is introduced into the receptacle 32 by means of the cut away adjacent end of the latter as in the irst form.

While I have described the box as adapted for use in the front wall of a house it will be apparent Athatthe wall structure indicated may be that of a dwelling house, an oiiice, apartment or other place of habitation.

lVhat I claim is:

A mail receiver for extension through a Iand normally closing the outer end of the other section, and a mail receptacle in said sections to receive mail through the slot of said rigid wall and restrained by the'latter from movement out of the receiver in one direction, said receptacle being freely movable into and out of the receiver through the opposite end thereof with the said door open. Y

In testimony whereof I have aiiixed my signature.

EDWARD FLnMrNo, 

